Asus X71SL 17″ Entertainment Laptop Overview

The Asus X71SL is a recently launched 17-inch entertainment laptop, featuring Intel’s Core 2 Duo processor, the NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G 256MB graphics, and SiS M671DX chipset.

Currently, there are two X71SL models in the US market: the X71SL-B2 with the Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHZ CPU and Windows Vista Business OS and the X71SL-A1 with the T5800 at 2GHz and Vista Home Premium. Both notebooks feature 4GB of DDR2 memory, a 320GB hard drive, and a DVD burner. The display has a resolution of 1440 x 900 pixels.

The 8.16-pound multimedia laptop with an 8-cell battery integrates a 1.3MP web camera, HDMI and VGA outputs, a keyboard with a numeric pad, 802.11n wireless connection, Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth, a 56k modem, four USB ports, an ExpressCard slot, 8-in-1 media card reader, Firewire, and a fingerprint reader.

The Asus X71SL-B2 and Asus X71SL-A1 cost $1,249 and $1,088 respectively.